Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 88-89

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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scientific name	Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Brown comber

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Serranus hepatus View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 102); subsequently recorded as Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); as Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Serranus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 127–128); recently recorded as Serranus hepatus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 111) and Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (24 April 2004) and Tripoli (22 March 2016). Material in collection: ANSP and USNM material.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Canary Islands south to Senegal.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 10 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .